Nigeria, Nov. 3 -- Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has settled out of court its dispute with the Nigerian government over a $32.8 million data violation fine lingering since February.

The government, through the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), imposed the fine on Meta on 18 February over alleged data transfer violations, unsolicited advertisements, and failure to file audit reports, among other breaches counted against the tech company.

The move triggered a dispute, with Meta at some point threatening to shut down its operations in Nigeria.

After months of legal battle, the parties on Monday told the court that they were excited to resolve the matter amicably.

Meta's lawyer, Fred Onuofia, a Sen...